LINDUS (city in Rhodes)
Ancient polis on Rhodes island, Greece, with famous acropolis
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Rhodes
- Where
- 36.08° N, 28.08° E
A celebrated temple of the Lindian Diana is located in Lindus. Strabo 14.2.11 Tlepolemus, son of Heracles, founded Lindus as one of three settlements on Rhodes. Diodorus 4.58 Lindus is located beside the borders of the Carians and near the heights of Lycia. Quintus 8 ¶5
Described in the sources
Lindus is one of three cities on the island of Rhodes, which was divided into three parts. Diodorus 4.58 +3 The Temple of Athena in Lindos houses surviving works by the artist Boëthus. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 19.2 ¶2 +2 Parrhasius painted a depiction of Hercules in Lindos and placed inscriptions on his artworks there. Athenaeus 12.62 +2 Lindus is the location of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, who received a dedicated breastplate there. Herodotus 2.182.1 +1 A location named Sminthia exists within the area of Lindus. Strabo 13.1.48 Lindus is identified as the home city of the sage Cleobulus. Pausanias 10.24.1 The people of Lindus were part of a community dearly loved by Jove. Iliad 2 ¶51 Danaus and his daughters landed at this location after fleeing Egypt. Diodorus 5.58 Lindus is approximately eighty stadia away from the city of the Rhodians. Strabo 14.2.12 Lindus was one of five cities that banned Halicarnassus from using a temple. Herodotus 1.144.3
Stories and history
The daughters of Danaus landed in Lindus while fleeing from the sons of Egyptus, and three of them died while staying there. Diodorus 5.58 +1 Rhodians from Lindus helped found the city of Soli. Strabo 14.5.8 Huge serpents killed many native inhabitants of this island. Diodorus 5.58 The Danaides built the temple of the Lindian Diana in Lindus. Strabo 14.2.11 Helena consecrated an electrum goblet within the local temple. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 33.23 ¶2 The local temple contains an electrum goblet consecrated by Helena. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 33.23 ¶2 Phorbas destroyed the serpents that had terrorized the island's population. Diodorus 5.58 The Lindians formerly formed an independent state before settling at Rhodes. Strabo 14.2.11 A bronze cauldron with a Phoenician inscription was dedicated here by Cadmus. Diodorus 5.58 A severe shortage of money occurred in the city during the time of Cleobulus. Athenaeus 8.60